Aanmitaagzi

We are accepting applications for our 2026 Summer Arts Program until June 30, 2026. For more information about the program and application details, please visit www.aanmitaagzi.net or contact Sid Bobb at [email protected] or (705) 474-2227.

Aanmitaagzi is excited to announce that Sid Bobb and Ouske Couchie-Bobb will be presenting a new work, "I Love the Moon, the Grass and the Stars," as part of Corporación Colombiana De Teatro's Festa 2026!

"I Love the Moon, the Grass and the Stars" is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary work inspired by "CONVERSATIONS: Hidden Stories," which is also being presented at Festa. The work moves between pow wow dance, storytelling, spoken word/poetry, and song. Sid Bobb (Sto:lo/People of the River) and Ouske Couchie-Bobb (Sto:lo/Nipissing Anishinaabe), father and son, will share the stories they carry and that a carry them: their regalia, dance, and traditional creation stories. Their dance gives thanks to the traditional lands they dance on, the breath of life, and expresses their commitment to women and the future.

CREDITS

Performed by: Sid Bobb (Dancer/Storyteller) & Ouske Couchie-Bobb (Dancer/ Storyteller)

White Grass Dance Regalia: Ouske Couchie-Bobb (Designer), Tracey Larochelle (Textile Art), Penny Couchie (Textile Art), Phil Gray (Visual Art), Tom Barker (Dancing Stick)

Blue Grass Dance Regalia: Sid Bobb (Designer, Feather Fan, Textile Art), Penny Couchie (Assistant Designer & Textile Art), Tracey Larochelle (Textile Art), Beverley Myran (Beadwork), Samantha Mianskum (Beadwork), Tom Barker (Dancing Stick)

Men’s Traditional Regalia: Tracey Larochelle (Textile Art), Dan Commanda (Feather Fan, Bone Breastplate), Tim McGregor (Feather Bustle)

This works is presented with support from the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada

Aanmitaagzi Story Makers and Vanguardia Dance Projects are excited to present "CONVERSATIONS: Hidden Stories" as part of the Festival de Teatro Alternativo (Festa) taking place in Bogotá, Colombia from May 15 through May 23, 2026. Festa is a biennial festival of alternative theatre works organized by Corporación Colombiana De Teatro which has been taking place in Bogotá since 1990. It is a platform for contemporary Colombian theatre that showcases multi-cultural works by regional and national groups alongside those by international companies.This year’s festival features over 85 performances across 25 venues including 80 theatre, dance, and performance art works.

CONVERSATIONS: Hidden Stories is a dialogue of bodies extended in various latitudes of the Americas. Starting from the investigation of “body and territory” by the Colombian-Canadian choreographer Olga Barrios, this work seeks a conversation between women through the Americas, seeking a South-North echo. Barrios’ research/creation explores the traces of Indigenous heritage that have been erased in her journey, as has happened with many people in various places in America and the planet. This work is based on the woman of many colours that she experiences in herself and with the many other voices in the world that seek connection with ideas of traces erased from history.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Director & Choreographer: Olga Barrios
Dancers & Text Creators: Norma Araiza, Olga Barrios, Penny Couchie, Animikiikwe Couchie-Waukey, Lilia León
Guest Dancer: Maria Lucia Llano
Composer & Sound Designer: Edgardo Moreno
Projection Artist: Alejandra Higuera and Olga Barrios
Stage Manager: Kelsey Ruhl
Costumes: Jennifer Kelly
Lighting Design: Trevor Schwellnus

For more information, visit www.aanmitaagzi.net or www.vanguardiadanceprojects.com

Aanmitaagzi and Vanguardia Dance Projects thank the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada for supporting the presentation of this work.

🎭 ¡El Escenario se Enciende: Festival de Teatro Alternativo 2026! 🌟

¡Prepara tu alma, prepara tu cuerpo!

¡La fiesta del teatro se toma la ciudad! Este año, nuestro corazón late al ritmo del Teatro La Candelaria, rindiendo un homenaje a sus 60 años de resistencia, creación y magia sobre las tablas. 🕯️✨

Prepárate para una explosión de talento que desborda los límites:

• 📍 26 escenarios vibrando con 85 funciones.
• 🎭 80 obras de teatro, danza, performance, títeres y cuentería.

• 🌍 Un encuentro global: 44 grupos de Bogotá, 12 nacionales y 8 internacionales.

• 🧠 Espacios de saber: 7 talleres, 3 encuentros y nuestro gran Encuentro Polifónico.

La escena alternativa nos espera para celebrar la vida a través del arte. ¡No te quedes por fuera de esta función histórica!

📅 Pronto toda la programación en: www.corporacioncolombianadeteatro.com
🎟️ Boletería en: ETicketaBlanca.com

https://tickets.eticketablanca.com/seller/corporacion-colombiana-de-teatro-c-c-t-yd0k/section/festival-de-teatro-al-ternativo-festa-2026-9l32

🖼️ Fotografía: Archivo Maderos Teatro
Diseño: Diseñabba🎨

Apoyan:
Ministerio de Cultura
Iberescena Artes Escénicas Iberoamericanas
Idartes
Fondo Lunaria
Confiar Coop

Aliados:
Medio Aliado: KioskoTeatral
| Semanario VOZ |
La Fábrica de Ideas
Fondo de Cultura Económica - Colombia
El Icanh

Big Medicine Studio will be closed on Monday, April 6th for the Easter long weekend, so we won't be running workshops that night. The workshops will start back up on Wednesday. Have a great weekend everyone! 😊

Happy spring, everyone! We have an exciting new series of workshops coming up this month in addition to our ongoing weekly workshops.

Just in time to get ready for pow wow season, we're offering workshops in hand drum making, ribbon skirt & shirt making, and quillwork! The workshops will take place at Big Medicine Studio on Fridays or Saturdays and will be led by Eva Couchie.

SPRING WORKSHOPS

15" Hand Drum Making Workshop
Friday, April 10th or Saturday, April 11th
9:00am to 4:30pm
Cost: $200 including materials

Easy-Peasy Ribbon Skirts or Shirts
Friday, April 17th or Saturday, April 18th
9:00am to 4:30pm
Cost: $100 plus materials

Porcupine Quillwork on 4" Birch Bark
Friday, April 24th or Saturday, April 25th
9:00am to 4:30pm
Cost: $125 including materials

Materials will be provided for the hand drums and quillwork workshops. Materials for the ribbon shirt & skirt workshop can be purchased at cost from Aanmitaagzi during the workshop, or participants can bring their own materials to work with.

There are only 10 spots available for each workshop, so make sure to register right away to save your spot.

To register, or to find out more, please call or message Eva Couchie at (705) 237-8393 or [email protected] and include the day(s) you are available. The date for each workshop with most available participants will be the one chosen.

Hey everyone! We just wanted to let you know that the studio will be closed for March Break next week, but we will be back in action on March 23rd with our regular programming. :)

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for tomorrow, so we have decided to cancel our Wednesday workshops this week. We can't wait to see you all again soon though. 😊

Limited tickets available for Opening Night of ‘Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill’
Thursday, February 5
7:30PM

Featuring:
“Conversations: Hidden Stories”
by Vanguardia Dance Projects & Aanmitaagzi
and
“Spine of the Mother”
by Raven Spirit Dance

Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill
February 5-8, 2026
Tickets: PWYC, Starting at $20.00

Spine of the Mother photo (Top) by Yasu Okada
Conversations: Hidden Stories photo (Bottom) by Colin Boyd Shafer